Day 003: Three Years in One Post (Not quite)

So, I wont be too wordy this time as much as this bullet-type outline of major achievements I prepared for the End-of-Term Reporting. (You bet, this is a long sentence, wink)

End-of-Term Report: Nagapasalamat, SK Batch 2010-2013

Outline

Good morning!

If you are a part of the said activity, please stand up to be recognized.

Cultural Games/ Sports – Kag. Kent Harold Rudis

SummerKadahan

Volleyball Women 3^rd Runner-Up (Consistent)

Senior Division 1^st Runner-Up (2011)

Junior Division Champion (2013)

Inter-District Basketball Competition

Laro ng Lahi

Livelihood – Kag. Sheryl Neres

Electrical Installation Maintenance

30 enrolled, 27 graduated

Welding

25 enrolled, 17 graduated

Green Brigade – Kag. Joila Abao

Attendance to Youth for Environment Summer Camp and Training (YESO)

Output: Clean-up drive

Health – Kag. Jessa Boncales

Red Cross Youth Training

Medical Mission (Post-Linggo Ng Kabataan Celebration, 2011)

            >50 Dental Extraction

            100 Medical Check-up with medicine

Moral Recovery & Education – Kag. April Rose Villa (SK Treasurer)

Scholarship Program

            Currently serving 150 young people

            Expansion of grants for MSU students

            Increase in stipend

Legislative – Kag. Lovely Manzo (SK Secretary)

Sumbanan Awards

            Sir Larry Laroco

            Atty. Rochelle Mahinay-Sero

            Mrs. Rosalinda Mondido

            Ma’am Frenila, wife of our Punong Barangay

            Ma'am Marissa & DSWD

            Clai Pasion

SK Governance

Infrastructure – Kag. Krayna Savares

Pedestrian lane repainting

Movable Goals

Renovation & Expansion of AVR at FNHS (P500,000; on progress)

Collaborative Programs

Purok Visitations (2011)

Purok SK Elections

            2,064 PSK Enlisted

Kal’ton Festivals

            Mutya Ng Fatima

            Drum & Bugle Competition

            Dance & Singing Competitions

            Academic Competition

2012 OutreachProgram

            5 Stations: Handwashing; Segregation; Games/ Activities; Story Telling; Feeding

            50 volunteers from FNHS SSG Officers, PSK Officials, PYAP, & NGOs

            More than 500 children from different puroks

iLead 1, 2, 3

            More than 50 participants every year

            Sessions for:

                                    Purok governance

                                    Resolution making

                                    Parliamentary Procedure

                                    Environment & Sanitation

                                    Financial Management

                                    Love & Relationship

                                    Sunday Fellowship, Devotional

            Who can forget XY, The Amazing Race, and Talent’s Night?

Linggo NgKabataan

            Laro Ng Lahi

            Literary, & Arts Competition

            Evangelical Night

            Awards Night

            Photo booth & Fireworks!!!

Travel Opportunities

Attendance to International Youth Day, Ilo-Ilo (Output: MDG for LNK, Music Video)

Attendance to Youth for Environment (YES-O) Summer Camp and Training, Baguio City (Output: Outreach, & Clean-up Drive)

Major Assistance/ Donation

Aside from the solicitations, and sport materials given:

Assistance to Fatima (ShowTime) Performers
Assistance to Purok 39.2 Sports Festival

Assistance to Dianne Eve Abellana, Girls Scout (National)

NASA & FNHS for National Science Competition

Kalilangan Festival Representation through FNHS (3 years)

Donation to ALS (Alternative Learning System)

            Computer Set

            DSLR camera

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To God be all the glory!

Any more words?

Yes, to God be all the glory! ;)

Day 108: 2013 SK Election Postponed

In every proposition is an opposition. Many would like a postponement of the Barangay Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election and the same expanse of people affirms the contrast.

Key players and the SK.

Inefficacy. Irrelevance. Corruption.

The gist of postponing the SK Elections. However, what remains the burden of the pro-reform groups and the legislators are: First, the assurance that a year will satisfy all consultations, synthesis and legal promulgations needed for an effective, relevant and productive Sangguniang Kabataan (Perhaps this would not be the name after reformation, but let’s use it for the meantime); And second, how would the higher government reconcile the policy to the newly registered SK voters.

COMELEC and the SK Elections.

Before the postponement is the aggressive stance of the Commission on Election (COMELEC) of SK's abolition, which is funny. It’s not for the COMELEC to say!

It should be crystal to the populace that the commission is tasked “to make sure we have fair, honest, clean and orderly elections. It is beyond their jurisdiction nor competency to say whether an institution should be abolished or reform.)”, Undersecretary Leon Flores III, Chairman of the National Youth Commission. Read full article here.

Besides, Republic Act No. 9340, otherwise known as “AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, RESETTING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”, states that a synchronized Barangay and the SK Elections is to be held every three years in last Monday of October. Let's keep it that way, until further notices.

The SK Election Postponed!

Granted the SK Election is postponed, there are ways the newly registered SK, specifically the prospective SK Officials, can take part on the SK Governance.

Every five years, the barangay conducts Barangay Development Investment Plan (BDIP) where the present SK Chairpersons can invite the intending SK Officials to incorporate their plans and aspirations for the barangay. We also have the Barangay Annual Investment Plan (BAIP), where a more specific one-year goal setting is discussed and laid-out.

The involvement of the potential SK Chairpersons/ Officials will be very healthy for the barangay as we spend that waiting period for the next youth council election.

BUT it should be noted that whether or not there is postponement in the SK Elections, the youth in the barangay must be involved in the planning, in one way or another. Some input collection venues would be during the General Assembly, purok meetings, or a special meeting called by the present SK Officials, to name just a few.

Any more words?

Well, I must bring out that I’m against the generalization of having Sangguniang Kabataan as breeding ground for corruption, and not the fact that some barangay verifies the comment. These are two different things.

Also, there's no need to be bombastic on concepts that one is not comfortable with, such as the postponement, that's why in the latter section instead of being reactive tried to be proactive in rendering ideas of what can be done given the SK Election is postponed.

We, in behalf of the council, will be glad to have a new set of SK Officials this year. However, with the brewing postponement we can just hope that decisions will turn out right, for the better. What the present Sangguniang Kabataan officials best do as of the moment is to spend this year as their last, with maintained “best”, until valid pronouncements from the houses are delivered.

We would like to hear from you! Comment below.

Day 182: iLead 3

Last month marks the last Intentional Leadership (iLead) traning, for this term. It was conducted June 12 through 14 at Villa RealResort, Nagpan, Sarangani Province.

S-P-E-L-L!

The iLead raised to the power of 3 focused on three things: (1) Financial Management for the POs and other organizations, (2) Boy-Girl Relationships, and (3) team building. Moreover, we achieved our three purposes.

Participants from different puroks joined the program. On one hand, some purok leaders who are students were not able to join since it was school days. On the other hand, many took the commitment to really take absence and gain skills and knowledge for their puroks.

UPDATES ABOUT KAL'TON FESTIVAL BELOW!!!

However, weak participation was experienced during the conduct of the said program even the efforts made to reach out and confirm their participation. In this blog post will be some photo mementos.

"We can have greater profit with Y!"

Thinking is a must!

A good dose in the morning.

Good 15-minute output! :)

"The picture showed..." Essay writing about the image in iLead 3 tarp.

Job's early days of trial.

You know him if you had been in iLead 2 and 3.

Progress as a group guys!

Kagawad April Rose with Ton-ton and Ricky.

Finding Pusti-Sho Nemo.

To infinity and beyond!!!

Any more words?

We have started to disseminate information about the Kal'ton Festival activities.

Last Tuesday, we had met with the schools for Drum and Bugle Competition. Earlier than that, last Saturday, we met with the PSK representatives for widespread dissemination.

The soonest possible time, I'll post the program for the Kal'ton Festival in this site.

Almost there...

Day 203: SummerKadahan History

We give God the glory for the historical victory of our Junior Basketball Team during the SummerKadahan 2013. I believe all the preparations and trainings did pay-off. The team bagged the first Champion award ever received by the Fatima Junior Basketball Team!

Player Tigbas with some of the SK Kagawads.

Moreover, the Senior Basketball Team won the fourth place in the bracket level and the Volleybelles the fourth place in the city level. Anyhow, there are still so much to celebrate.

That is why last June 7 at Dolores Tropicana Beach Resort, we held our Victory Party for the purposes of such victory and team building.

The Program.

The program was filled with messages, dances, games, and food. These equal a worthwhile and meaningful fun. It is worthwhile and meaningful since our purpose had been achieved. Moreover, the games that were conducted and the imposed ‘liquor ban’ really served its purpose. As far as eye can see, everybody enjoyed the good reserves of food that from evening to dawn they had something to digest. Furthermore, the beach setting provided good relaxation and extended fun.

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We also gave heartfelt certificates to the players, produced a tarpaulin for signing and two for our Most Valuable Player and Mythical Five Player.

The presence of two Barangay Kagawads also made impact in encouraging our young people to pursue greater heights and uphold a stance of anti-drug abuse and healthy lifestyle.

Fun Aside.

Last Victory Party...

I have observed that the companionship and relationship they built during the SummerKadahan rose above the material gains and even the victory itself. Though every player might not share the same value, as far as I have witnessed for the past same-old gatherings, many do. That’s one essence of the game, one that lasts more than fame and honor.

Any more words?

This is our last SummerKadahan Victory Party for this term. And like every young people, you only become a member of the Sangguniang Kabataan once and after that all will just be memories. Who will not miss this kind of fellowship? I know I will.

This is a scheduled post. We're currently conducting our Intentional Leadership (iLead) program at Nagpan, Malungon, Sarangani Province.